2018-05-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 8 MAY 2018


4.    CONSULTATION
4.1. Referral Agencies
The application was not referred to any Referral Agencies.
4.2. Other Referrals
The application was forwarded to the following internal Council officers:
   Co-ordinator, Engineering
    Environmental Health Co-ordinator
    Compliance Officer, Development Assessment
4.3. Public Notification
The application was publicly notified for 15 business days in accordance with the Planning Act
2016. Two properly made submissions were received. The following table provides a summary
and assessment of the issues raised by submitters.
 Matters Raised                                     Comments
 Noise generated as an adverse impact on            The applicant has submitted a noise report prepared by
 amenity and character of the area. Noise           David Moore, which was updated to include the
 associated with the business is audible            installation of new metal cutting and clamping & bending
 beyond the boundaries of the site.                 machines in December 2017 which has reduced the use
 Noise report concentrates on properties on         of angle grinders and saw cutting.
 the eastern and western boundaries – no            The noise report concentrated on the nearest residential
 focus on other boundaries. The noise test          boundary, and concluded that the ambient noise levels
 coincided with an obvious reduction in noise.      are less than 10 decibels and are not audible beyond
                                                    the boundaries of the site.
                                                    Council’s Environmental Health Co-ordinator reviewed
                                                    the noise report, concluding it is satisfactory.
                                                    Conditions relating to background noise levels and the
                                                    additional structural conditions etc. (enclosure of
                                                    eastern wall and partitioning of the noise sources off
                                                    from the construction area of the building) should further
                                                    manage noise. Operating hours have also been
                                                    conditioned.
 Large trucks deliver aluminium and gas to the      The applicant advises that deliveries occur twice a
 site on a regular basis. Traffic associated with   month (aluminium and gas). This is largely due to the
 employees, clients picking up their purchase       location of the business and the cost associated with
 and specialists associated with the nature of      more frequent deliveries. All waste is collected once a
 the business (gas fitters, electricians etc.)      fortnight. Boronia Road is a sealed road and ends as a
 The roads are poorly constructed and cannot        cul-de-sac and is of an appropriate standard for vehicles
 handle delivery trucks. The traffic volume is      associated with the business.
 not in keeping with children riding bikes and
 horses.
 The proposed floor area exceeds the                The proposed floor area is 360m 2 within the existing
 allowable 300m2 (probable solution). Finished      footprint of the shed. Given the size of the land and
 caravans and trailers are stored outside to the    separation from other dwellings in the area, and the
 north of the shed and this constitutes use         results of the noise assessment, this is of little concern
 area (in addition to the shed) and toilets         provided the footprint does not increase.
 within the other shed increase use area.           There is some temporary storage of trailers/caravans
                                                    outside of the building footprint awaiting delivery. This
                                                    area is limited view from Boronia Road and cannot be
                                                    viewed from any other boundary.
                                                    A condition will be placed on the approval limiting the
                                                    floor area to 360m 2, plus an area for storage of no more
                                                    than 2 trailers associated with the business at any one
                                                    time.


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